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Yu-do islet


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor EN breeding 2004 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2006 Hangang Estuary 습지보호지역 92
2008 Bogugotri 산림유전자원보호림 62

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest major (>10)
Grassland Secondary grassland major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yu-do islet (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yu-do-islet-iba-south-korea on 23/11/2024.